osStat
Osstat is a common shorthand for the Python standard library function os.stat, which retrieves filesystem metadata for a given path. It is used to obtain information about files and directories, such as size, ownership, permissions, and timestamps, without reading the file’s contents.
The function returns a stat_result object containing multiple attributes. The most commonly used are st_mode (file
Usage is straightforward: import os; s = os.stat(path). The path can be a string, bytes, or a PathLike
To interpret st_mode, the stat module provides utilities such as stat.S_ISDIR(st_mode) to test for a directory,
Osstat is commonly used in file management, auditing, and programs that need to inspect file properties without